General Motors India

General Motors India is totally owned by one of the largest automobile manufacturing companies of the world, the General Motors Corporation. It is ranked in the top five manufacturing companies in India, after Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors and Mahindra.

History of General Motors

The Company was founded in the year 1908. It is one of the largest manufacturers of cars and trucks globally. General Motors initiated its operations in India in the year 1928, but in 1954, the corporation closed down its assembly operations. Although GM continued its association with Hindustan Motors and manufacturing of Bedford trucks, Vauxhall cars, Allison Transmissions and off-road equipment were carried on.

GMIPL was created as a joint venture in 1994.Hindustan Motors shared equal percentage of ownership along with General Motors, to manufacture and sell Opel branded automobiles. Till 2003, GMIPL continued manufacturing Opel cars at the Halol facility in Gujarat and then it switched to producing Chevrolet cars.

GMIPL shifted its headquarters to Gurgaon in 2000. In 2003, the company launched its technical center in Bangalore. The technical center included research and development facilities, vehicle engineering activities. The technical center also provided purchasing and financial support services for smooth operations of General Motor offices outside India. A vehicle design studio was set up by the company in 2007. A second vehicle manufacturing plant was set up in Talegaon in 2006, which started producing vehicles of the brand Chevrolet in September 2008.

General Motors in 2009, General Motors declared a new 50-50 partnership with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation of China, the partner of GM's main venture in China for carrying out its operations in India.

General Motors Manufacturing Plants in India

GMIPL has manufacturing facilities in various places in India as Halol in Gujarat, Talegaon Dabhade in Maharashtra. Its headquarters are in Halol and Gurgaon and the company's technical centre is in Bangalore. The Halol and Talegaon Dabhade units of the General Motors have a combined annual production of around 385,000 vehicles.

GM Models in India

Find the list of the models along with their features, manufactured by General Motors India. It manufactures all its cars under its subsidiary Chevrolet.The features enlisted will help you choose and buy your dream vehicle Chevrolet Car.

Chevrolet Spark
Exteriors: A stylish and compact aerodynamic design. The front headlights have a unique quotation style and the tail lights show a jewel effect.

Interiors
Beige Interiors- This feature further adds to its style quotient and gives it an attractive appeal.

Optimax Cabin- This gives the car a spacious headroom and legroom both for the passengers seating in the front and back.

Technology- Spark is equipped with a SMARTTECH engine with features like Sequential MPFI, Dual Distributor Less Ignition System (DDLI), Motorized Throttle Intake System (MTIS) and Advanced Optical Sensor which makes operation of the engine smoother and powerful.

Interiors
Unique Instrument Cluster: The steering has a LED backlit analogue peedometer.

Spacious Interior: It has a spacious interior with ample legroom and many storage Compartments.

Technology: It has the advanced SMARTTECH II technology features.

Chevrolet Aveo U-VA
Exteriors: It carries a youthful and sporty design and has jeweled-element headlamps

Interiors: The car has an extremely spacious interior and can easily accommodate five adults.

Technology: The Aveo U-VA gives extraordinary fuel efficiency. By recalibrating the Engine Management system and gear ratio combination for Indian fuel, the world class features have been incorporated into the engine.

Chevrolet Aveo
Exteriors: The famous Italdesign Giugiaro Design Studio in Italy has designed the Chevrolet Aveo. The looks are extremely aerodynamic and rocking.

Interiors: The interiors are as stunning as the exteriors. The cabin's gorgeous design with features like the two tone scheme, satin chrome accents makes its more eye appealing. The sporty element to the car's interior is given by the chrome accented 3 pod instrument to the interior .The "tall car" design gives an excellent interior space.

Technology: The engine is a robust 1.4 L one. 4 valves per cylinder with DOHC (Dual Overhead Camshafts) configuration have been combined to deliver unmatched performance.

Chevrolet Optra Magnum
Exteriors: The Optra has stylish almond shaped head lamps, with dual post Chevrolet Grill with iconic boot eye, door handles with a chrome grip and last but not the least stylish alloy wheels.

Interiors: The interiors are awesomely designed with Plush Beige and leather upholstery, the Steering Wheel wrapped in 4 spoke leather wrapped , an over all metallic finish.

Business Facts of General Motors India

Sales grow by 61%, General Motors India: As of 2010, a 61% growth has been recorded in the sales of General Motors India, compared to the sales figures of 2009. 8,225 units were sold in May 2010 against 5,109 units in May of 2009.

GM India plans to hire manpower, expand output by 80%: By 2012, GM India has plans of hiring about a 1000 people which is in accordance with its current output expansion target. It has a target to reach 80% expansion by over 4.1 lakh units per annum at its two manufacturing units in India.

General Motors is planning to invest $500 million (over Rs 2,200 crore) in its two production units at Halol, Gujarat and Talegaon, Maharashtra by the end of next year, to increase its production capacity and merge R&D activities.

General Motors have a target to achieve overall sales of about 3 lakh units in 2013 and over 2lakh units in 2012.

General Motors India's (GM) Halol plant has plans to start trial production of its forthcoming light commercial vehicles (LCVs). They have set a target of starting the trials after Diwali this October. By the first quarter of 2012, the LCVs from the GM and Shanghai Automotive Industries Corporation (SAIC) joint venture are possibly to hit the markets.